I read several articles about why and how Sri Jagannatha Vittala Dasaru started writing this text in Kannada. The book I have mentions as such ” Once sri Vyasarayaru came in Sri Jagannatha Vittala Dasaru’s dream and asked him to write Sri Hari Kathamruta Sara in Kannada”. That’s when Sri Jagannatha Vittala Dasaru started writing the same.

I should mention that “Hari Kathamruta Sara” is written in Kannada. For those who don’t know Kannada, the baraha English script is posted just below each stanza. I will do my best to translate and provide relevant meanings for each and every word in Kannada and English as well.

In the above Stanza, Sri Jagannatha Vittala Dasaru is telling us about the Lord Almighty. He says, it is equivalent to Amruta i.e. Nectar. A stepping stone to moksha. And one can obtain Moksha only by seeking the blessing of the Guru. And that he is telling us this story to his own limitation (ಅಪನಿತು – ನನ್ನ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ). And only to those people who believe, love, and respect the Lord.

Here, Sri Jaganattha Dasaru is praising Lord Lakshmi Narashima. The one who is worshipped by Goddess Lakshmi Devi who has lotus like hands. I bow to Lord Narashima who’s feet is richly adorned by Brahma, Vayu, Shesha, Garuda, Rudra, and Indra etc. And asking Lord Narashima to bestow good things on me and everyone who listens to this Harikatha.

ಜಗದುದರನ – Jagadudarana – The one who carries this entire universe in his stomach

udara, ಉದರ -stomach

ನಿಗಮ – Nigama – Veda ವೇದ

ಅತಿವಿಮಲ – Ativimala – pure, clean, immaculate

ತ್ರಿಗುಣ – trigina – Three gunas; Satwa ಸತ್ವ, rajas ರಜಸ್, tamo ತಮೋ

ಅನುದಿನವು – anudinavu – ever day

ಸಂತೈಸಲಿ – samtaisali – protect us, look after us

In the first stanza, Sri Jaganatha Dasaru praised Lord Narashima. In the second stanza, it is the turn of Goddess Lakshmi Devi. Dasaru in this stanza is saying that Goddess Lakshmidevi, who knows everything about the one who carries the whole universe in his stomach, who is immaculate, the one who is more special than what has been explained in the bharatha veda, the one whom she praises and finds happiness, the one who is the abhimani devata of the three gunas, and asks this Goddess Lakshmi to protect and look after us.

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Hare Shrinivasa,
i want lyrics of full hari katha mrutha saara. so where can i get it. if any body have it plz mail it to me at princesrinidhi96@gmail.com. Plz reply at this mail if u have the link also.

Wow this is simply superb. I just found your site today. this site is awesome and i love to learn harikatamutrutha sara.
thanks for this lyrics, you made it available online.
My best wishes for you to upload more and more devaru namas. Hare srinivasa.

Dear Meera,
Is there any way I can get the lyrics of the song “Hari Sarvottama vaayu jeevothama… Guru raghavendrarindari manave… ” I have been searching a lot, but unable to find it.
Thanks in advance.
Ram.

Really Amazing… After being in USA also people are so well connected to roots and culture… Impressed… actually there are so many books published in Vidya peeta… which consists of all slokas and all dasara hadu… example: the book name is “Hare Srinivasa”…

If possible or If you have Harikathamrithasara Shloka meaning book, whenever your time permits could you please upload “Sakaladuritha Nivarana sandhi sholka’s” meaning. Actullay I have book which is having only sholkas, But I need a meaning for the sholka’s aslo.

I have been visiting your blog for a little less than a year and thank you for maintaining such a beautiful and informative blog. I feel calm and happy reading the blog.

In regards to this particular article, my mom told me that reading or even hearing to Shri Hari kathamrutha sara is beneficial for easy pregnancy and delivery. My mother read 5 stanzas everyday to me in the evening during my pregnancy last year. It definitely helped me and my baby through a safe delivery.

Madam,
I would like to put some shlokas/bhakti literature in Kamadhenu in Kannada. Since I’m new to this type of e-work, how do I post them and what Kannada S/w I have to use? I am well versed in using Leap Office S/w. Will that hold good for this purpose? Please let me know.
regards
Shankara Ajjampura

Thanks to Sri Hari Vayu I had a fantastic welcome and very nice darshan at all places.

VIjayDasarau’s brindavan is in Chippagiri,Kurnool District, AP.
How to Get There:

By Train:
Just 7 km from Guntakal Station (Major Junction); all auto drivers recognize this as VijayDasara katte also buses from Guntakal to adoni also stop at VijayDasara Katte as a request stop.

By Bus:
After the construction of the by pass roads, no bus goes directly goes to Chippagiri; the nearest major bus terminals are Alur ( 20 kms before Chippagiri) and Adoni (about 30 kms after Chippagiri). Taking local buses from these two places to Chippagiri is the last minute resort if you don’t get tickets anywhere.

The local roads are in pretty bad shape; and local buses are full of framers transporting produce so plan in advance. Trains to Guntakal is still one of the best ways to reach Chippagiri

By Taxis:
Taxis can be arranged from Alur or Adoni. I’ve not tried this option personally; but I’m told it’s feasible.

Alternative:
You can go to Mantralaya; book a cab from there. It takes a good 2 hours 1 way on bumpy roads so please plan accordingly.

Most of the speaker’s during the discourses only talk on the victory attained by Dvaitha scholars over Advaitha scholars – just to uphold the Dvaitha philosopy of Sri Madhvacharya. However, core philosophy of Madhva Philosophy aren’t conveyed to lay men like me – who are desirous to understand and learn what Madhva said as well practice in their lives. May I request you to post commentaries on Sri Madhavacharya’s philosopy on similar lines of Mr. BNK Sharma’s Madhva Philosophy – which by and large people like us felt difficult to understand the true meaning – your detailed translations of Madhav Philosopy will be beneficial for us , as well we shall begin to learn. Also we request you to include Sri Raghavendra Swami’s books, and their translations please.

Hope you will be completing all the sandhis of Hari Kathamritha Sara in due course of time with translations in english.

Sir I am chanting Mangalacharanasandhi as well as Ganeshasandhi daily.
I have visited the sacred place Manvi and was to see the engraved
sandhis on d walls of d place.
Now after seeing ur work I am more happy because d padacheda,
artha & its full meaning. I pray to come out with d same work for
further scripts also.

Madam: In March 2009 I had sent by email my English translation of one of the Harikathamritha Sara slokas. You had kindly infomed me that you would upload it soon. The present effort is quite laudable. Thanks and regards